How fast is a gp2 car

We have the British formula 4 series in Britain and it is a support race for the British touring car championship. The racing is pretty good to watch as they are young drivers.

Tim Rodie. Darshan Chokhani. Jesse Billington. Doug F. John Coleman. F1 Fans. Mouloud Meddi posted in Home Of F1. Join In Want to add something? Comments 5 Popular Latest. Cyril Voisin. Mouloud Meddi. Ben Tullett. There are four power unit suppliers in F1 — Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Honda — and the performance difference between them in has been considerable. Teams are free to design their own aero parts, but they must comply with the strict height, width and location regulations.

More downforce is always being searched for, and despite some saying power units are now the most important element of an F1 car, a good aero package remains crucial.

The super-fast machines use sophisticated semi-automatic, seamless shift gearboxes. They have eight forward gears ratios are selected prior to the season and reverse, with each one needing to be used for six consecutive events. Steering wheels are insanely complicated , with a huge number of buttons, settings and combinations — as well as a big screen full of information. F1 cars run carbonfibre composite brake discs, with rotating discs being squeezed between two brake pads by the action of a hydraulic calliper.

Of course, the brakes are now used in the sport to produce kinetic energy for the ERS systems. Pirelli is the sole tyre supplier in F1, with four slick compounds, intermediate and wet tyres. Just two of the dry compounds are allowed to be nominated per weekend. There is a mandatory pit stop and DRS is used to aid overtaking.

F1 is very technically advanced. GP2 cars are still complicated machines, but they are much more simple and are all identical, meaning it is the driving that does all of the talking on the circuit. The dimensions of mm in length, mm in width and mm in height make it slightly larger than an F1 car.

However, it is lighter at kg, compared to kg. While F1 went for a smaller turbocharged with hybrid systems, GP2 continues with a Mecachrome 4. Bodywork - Carbon - Kevlar honeycomb structures made by Dallara. Hydraulic activation. Gearbox 6-speed longitudinal Hewland sequential gearbox. Electro-hydraulic command via paddle shift from steering wheel. No on-board starter. Non hydraulic ramp differential. Fuel cell FIA Standard. Premier FT5 litres. Magneti Marelli PDU power supply management unit.